“All of these issues were already prohibited in our company and supplier codes of conduct,” said Mark Sifferlen, Vice President – Ethics and Compliance. “But matters like human trafficking are so important we wanted to be absolutely clear where Cummins stands.”

The policy was finalized in December 2017 after nearly a year long review and was posted on the company’s website in January. In adopting it, Cummins joins many of the most highly ranked companies for sustainability.